Posts Tagged ‘General Protections’
QANTAS decide to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine for all Staff
Following on from the introduction of a Compulsory Vaccine Policy introduced by SPC and the updated guidance from the Fair Work Ombudsman QANTAS have decided to take a monumental step in introducing a compulsory vaccination policy for all staff. Their frontline workers such as pilots and cabin crew will need to be vaccinated by 15 November 2021 and the…
Read More5 Key Risks all Advisors need to know about Termination of Employment
A number of consultants, advisors, accountants, bookkeepers and business coaches have asked us recently about termination of employment. In particular, what are some of the issues to understand so that Employer’s risk and liability can be mitigated and even dissipated. 1. Unfair Dismissal Risk For many advisors there is an understanding of unfair dismissal and…
Read MoreWhat is reasonable management action? It does not need to be perfect.
The rise of workplace bullying, unfair dismissal and general protections claims in the Fair Work Commission is not surprising considering the current economic and business climate. Managers and supervisors gaining an understanding of what is reasonable management action done in a reasonable way must be learned and trained – organisations and employers need to seriously…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Policy can protect an Employer from an Unfair Dismissal Claim – 2 burning questions to answer
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of changes in the workplace and as a result, the Fair Work Commission has seen a major spike in unfair dismissal and general protections claims. Minimising health and safety risks through policy development around exposure to COVID-19 is near the top of many lists for human resources,…
Read MoreEmployer lawyers 4 tips to deal with a General Protections Claim
A general protections claim is one application an Employer does not want to receive. Ask any employer lawyer, human resources manager or employee relations specialist and when it comes to employment law – a general protections claim are difficult to traverse. In previous articles we have wrote about: When You Get It Wrong, 3 Mistakes…
Read MoreSexual Harassment changes coming in the workplace – 4 changes indicated by the Respect@Work report
Scott Morrison and the Federal Government have announced a clear initiative to (in principle) accept a significant amount of the 55 recommendations around sexual harassment. There are some overarching themes with the changes and what has been pushed is a more clear path and more distinctive grounds for employees to file sexual harassment complaints, applications…
Read MoreWhen you get it wrong, 3 mistakes an Employer made leading to a General Protections order of $85K
There are a number of well documented workplace problems continuing to persist as we continue on this year – sexual harassment and bullying claims, underpayment of wages, the vaccination – mandate or not to mandate, redundancy and termination of employment claims and the end of JobKeeper. Many clients we have spoken to say there hasn’t…
Read More4 Major Steps an Employment Lawyer takes to Defend a Sexual Harassment claim for an Employer
With the backdrop of a number of sexual harassment claims currently in the news cycle and potentially plenty more. The issue of sexual harassment (and to some extent bullying) is prominent, a number of clients have sought our advice in defending their Directors, Executives, Managers and Supervisors and through vicarious liability the company against sexual…
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